| In order to recycle tires properly, most | | | | shredders. |
| companies use shredding equipment. However, | | | | The hook-shear shredders process the tire scraps |
| they can't use just any ordinary shredder. They | | | | on a container. There are blades that are shaped |
| have to use one that best fits the needs of the | | | | like hooks at the bottom. As the blades operate, |
| business. There are two types of tire recycling | | | | they are separated. During rotation, the tire goes |
| equipment used for this purpose: high-speed and | | | | through the blades and get shredded. Hook-shear |
| low-speed. | | | | shredders normally operate at a slow speed. |
| High-Speed | | | | The Holman shredder is used for processing scrap |
| The high-speed shredders are made in the shape | | | | tires made from belted steel. It favors the |
| of a tub. The scrap from the tires is put into a | | | | hook-shear shredder, but the difference is the |
| container that moves around. While this is | | | | rotors are made in a knife shape. Heat shrinking |
| happening, the tires are placed in the middle and a | | | | allows the spacers to be attached to the shafts. |
| cutting device shreds or grinds them. | | | | The spacers cannot tear away from the shafts. |
| After the process is finished, the end result is a | | | | The knife is secured to the rotor with bolts. The |
| bunch of rubber that has been shredded. The | | | | rotor has to be protected by liners to prevent |
| shredded pieces go through a second round of | | | | premature wear and tear. |
| grinding. These grinders use a lot of power. They | | | | The blades used for this type of shredder help to |
| need it because the grinders need strength to | | | | cut maintenance costs. The blades also give a |
| break down the rubber on the tires. Water gets | | | | fresh cut when the tires get shredded. To save |
| on the tires when they reach the hammer mill. | | | | on costs, this shredder is big on tire feeds. When |
| In the hammering process, the rubber is removed | | | | the entire wheel goes into the shredder, the tire |
| from the steel wire of the beads, belts and | | | | does not bounce. |
| sidewalls. The majority of the steel wire is | | | | |
| removed by magnets. During this time, more | | | | The Recycling Business |
| shredding is taking place. | | | | Recycled tires have a lot of different uses. It can |
| A good reason to use these tub size grinders is | | | | be shredded for the landfill, or used as a cover. |
| because they provide a larger output. It's | | | | Smaller companies are not the only ones |
| estimated that they can actually process up to at | | | | benefiting from this. Larger operations are |
| least 4,000 tires an hour. If you're operating the | | | | emerging and taking over as the dominant force |
| equipment, it can probably be done with an eight | | | | using specialized tire recycling equipment. You |
| hour time frame, maybe a little more. | | | | have to make sure you're in the right market for |
| Rotary Shear | | | | it. In addition to the equipment used for shredding, |
| Rotary shear shredders are well known for | | | | you have to have manpower, transportation and |
| shredding tires. In that category are the | | | | vehicles to have a successful operation that will |
| hook-shear shredders and the Holman-type | | | | bring you profits. |